Person Sheet

Name Henry Smith JOST "Lt. Colonel, Lunenburg Co. (Canada) Militia" Birth 28 May 1804, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, CANADA Death 1 Apr 1889 Age: 84 Occupation Tinplate Worker; Politician Father George Henry JOST (1773-1849) Mother Margery SMITH (1777-1851)
Spouses
1 Caroline Matilda RUDOLPH Birth abt 1814 Death 10 Mar 1837 Age: 23 Cause of death Consumption
Marriage 7 Jun 1829, Lunenburg County, CANADA
Children Charles George (1830-) Caroline Matilda (1832-) Lucy Catherine (Died as Child) (1833-1837) Isabella Josephine (1835-) Henry Samuel (Died as Infant) (1836-1837)
2 Catherine 'Mary' ERNST
Marriage 24 Feb 1846, Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, CANADA
Children Henry Matthew (1847-1891) Emily Sophia (1850-) Annie Bird (1856-)
Notes for Henry Smith JOST "Lt. Colonel, Lunenburg Co. (Canada) Militia"
Henry Smith Jost, born May 28, 1804; died April 1, 1889; 85 years old. A tinplate worker. According to the Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Des Brisays History of Lunenburg County, he was quite a prominent politician and represented Lunenburg County in the Local House for a number of years. He defeated Joseph Howe in that constituency in the year 1863. He was Lieutenant-Col. in the local militia, for many years magistrate and a prominent Mason. Married (June 7, 1829, in Lunenburg Co.) Caroline Matilda Rudolph, born ca. 1834; died March 10, 1837, of consumption; 33 years old. Their two young children, Lucy and Henry died within a short time of their mother. - [1] [1] - http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/riverside/descendants/jost.txt